Counting down to departure day

With less than a week before we start our Island Traverse, we have had several firsts … Our first food cache went off with our son Justin yesterday (thanks Justin Dyer!); we did a trial pack of all our gear then donned our packs and climbed the Badgers, checking out our Day 3 route to Mt Roland in the process, and we tried out our ultra-light trekking umbrellas in the back garden. Tim’s research is coming up with heaps of innovations, so we will be trialing quite a few new ideas over the next couple of months. Continue reading “Counting down to departure day”